Having a thick set of brows is almost a requirement for models these days, but one Greek Cypriot beauty is single–handedly bringing back the unibrow.

Greek Cypriot は ギリシャ系キプロス人 です。

Sophia Hadjipanteli, a model and marketing student at the University of Maryland, proudly shows off her jet-black unibrow on Instagram — and she couldn’t care less about the negative comments she receives about her unconventional look.

‘I am not really doing this to show people that they have to like [my unibrow],’ she told Harper’s Bazaar. ‘I am more so doing it to show people that they can get on with their lives by having a preference.’

requirement (noun)

Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” something that you must do, or something you need: “ という風に記載されていますね。日本語にすると身を隠すです。

例文：

A good degree is a minimum requirement for many jobs.

It is a legal requirement that you have insurance for your car.

Previous experience is one of the requirements for the job.

single–handedly (adverb)

Cambridge Dictionaryによるとsingle–handed は ” without any help from anyone else:“ と記載されていますね。

More than 100 people have been killed this year in sporadic outbursts of ethnic violence.

The explosions were only sporadic now.

sporadic showers

In addition to tinting her brows, she also them with castor oil at night before she goes to bed.

‘It really does help, it’s not just a myth,’ she said of the at-home remedy for stimulating hair growth.

It’s hard not to look at Sophia and think of Frida Kahlo, who also known for her unibrow, and just a few days ago, she shared two photos of herself modeling a flower-crown similar to the ones worn by the Mexican artist.

It’s hard not to look at ◯◯◯ and think of ◯◯◯ で、◯◯◯を考えずに◯◯◯を見ることは難しいという意味です。

Sophia, who has nearly 50,000 followers, explained in her Instagram post that it is ‘the most requested look’ she has ever gotten in her life.

remedy (noun)

Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty: “ と記載されていますね。

例文：

an effective herbal remedy for headaches

The best remedy for grief is hard work.

Love is a great remedy for unhappiness.

She ended her message by praising Frida Kahlo and other cultures for ‘leading the way’ for people like herself.

For all the vitriol she receives online because of her brows, there are also those who praise her showcasing her beauty while ignoring societal norms.

societal norms で 社会規範 です。

Sophia may prefer her natural brows, but she is also a fan of colorful make-up and bright lips.In a recent Instagram post, she stressed that her preferences are not mutually exclusive.

‘I wear makeup because it is fun. I have a unibrow because it is a preference,’ she wrote. ‘I wear makeup and have a unibrow because it is what I like.

lead the way (phrase)

Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” to be the first to do something, especially to achieve success, and to show others how to do it “ と記載されていますね。

例文：

The company has been leading the way in network applications for several years.

It is a country that has always led the way in its conservation policies.

He is a writer who has often been criticized by the press but never before with such vitriol.

societal (adjective)

Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” relating to society or to the way that society is organized “と記載されています。

例文：

societal problems

societal change/concerns/problems/values

Rapid societal changes have complicated parents’ task.

norms (noun)

Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” standards of behaviour that are accepted in a particular society “ と記載されていますね。

例文：

Each culture develops its own social norms.

Europe’s varied cultural, political and ethical norms accepted social norms

mutually exclusive (phrase)

Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” if two things are mutually exclusive, they cannot both happen, exist, or be true at the same time “ と記載されていますね。

例文：

Great art and commercialism are surely mutually exclusive.

Some people think that uncontrolled economic growth and environmental stability are mutually exclusive.

Being rich and being a Socialist are not mutually exclusive (= they can exist together at the same time).

A lot of people still think brains and beauty are mutually exclusive (= cannot exist together at the same time).

mutually (adverb)

Macmillan Dictionaryによると形容詞の意味は” careful to do things that other people ask or expect you to do“ と記載されていますね。

例文：

We need to find a mutually convenient date for the talks.

It will be a mutually beneficial project.

‘Don’t put me in a bubble. Just because I embrace one natural part of me doesn’t mean I’m a hypocrite for wanting to enhance other parts of who I am,’ she added.

Although she is a fan of her look, she admitted to Harper’s Bazaar that her thick brows and bright eye make-up lead to people ‘literally staring’ at her when she is at school.

For Sophia, sporting a unibrow is the same as wearing a red lip or a a dramatic cat-eye, and she stressed that her look can easily evolve into something different as she gets older.

To sportはイギリス英語でwearと同じ意味にもなります。

And while she doesn’t want her unibrow to define her, she also plans on showing it off for as long as it takes for others to learn how to accept it. She even uses the hashtag #UnibrowMovement in her Instagram bio.

‘Until people start to accept others for this specific feature on their face, I won’t feel ready to move on from it,’ she told the outlet.

bubble (noun)

Macmillan Dictionaryによると ” a situation in which you only experience things that you expect or find easy to deal with, for example opinions you agree with, or people who are similar to you: “ と記載されています。フォーマルな表現です。

例文：

Do You Live Your Life in a Bubble or in Reality?

The candidate liked to talk to ordinary people to get a fix on what was happening outside his bubble.

On social media we all tend to live in our bubbles, where everyone feels the same way we do.

hypocrite (noun)

Cambridge Dictionaryによると ” someone who says they have particular moral beliefs but behaves in way that shows these are not sincere: “ と記載されていますね。 偽善者です。

例文：

He’s a hypocrite – he’s always lecturing other people on the environment but he drives around in a huge car.